Proposal would let college admissions officials consider race, gender

UCLA freshman D'Juan Farmer of Compton marches with students against Proposition 209 on the UCLA campus in Westwood in 2006. Farmer was one of only 96 black freshmen at UCLA at the time.

UCLA freshman D'Juan Farmer of Compton marches with students against Proposition 209 on the UCLA campus in Westwood in 2006. Farmer was one of only 96 black freshmen at UCLA at the time. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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The state Senate on Thursday voted to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would allow all state universities to consider race and gender in deciding students to admit.